Atty. Whitney Magee Phelps
Whitney Phelps represents healthcare clients in corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters. She has extensive experience in health care benefits, managed care and value-based contracting.
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Whitney Magee Phelps is a health care attorney based in Albany, New York, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association and New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2002) and State University of New York at Albany (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law (2026). Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Whitney Phelps represents healthcare clients in corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters
- She has extensive experience in health care benefits, managed care and value-based contracting
- Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, Whitney also served as Director of Managed Care and Associate Counsel at the Healthcare Association of New York State
- My focus I am a healthcare strategist
- I provide practical and solution-oriented options for healthcare stakeholders of all kinds on a broad range of complex healthcare transactions, with a focus on navigating the state and federal regulatory landscapes
- My practice spans across multiple sectors of the industry, including physician group practices, intermediaries and risk bearing organizations, health systems, home care agencies, management services organizations (MSOs), and private equity firms
- I also assist self-insured and multi-employer plans with RFPs related to various health and pharmacy benefits
- Healthcare Transactions I assist clients with hospital and physician alignment strategies, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic partnerships
- My experience includes advising on a broad range of complex healthcare transactions and regulatory matters relating to home care, behavioral health, risk contracting, and physician services
- I also negotiate healthcare benefit contracts with third-party administrators and pharmacy benefit managers for sponsors of self-funded employers and Taft-Hartley plans
- Many clients turn to me for counsel with respect to implementing and papering strategic initiatives
- Health Insurance and Value-Based Contracting I have a deep understanding of the evolving health insurance, managed care, and value-based care landscapes, including network development, clinical integration, delivery and reimbursement models, and direct contracting arrangements with employers
- My experience encompasses the full spectrum of value-based care arrangements for all product lines (e.g
- Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and commercial), including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), bundled payments, and pay-for-performance contracts
- I have a proven track record in negotiating and drafting such arrangements to align with regulatory requirements, market standards, and meet the goals and objectives of my clients
- New York State Regulatory Compliance I have extensive experience representing healthcare entities before the New York State Executive Branch, including with respect to shaping healthcare policy and Medicaid redesign, as well as laws and regulations impacting regulated healthcare entities in New York
- Local and out-of-state clients involved in healthcare looking to do business in New York and other highly regulated states turn to me for guidance on how best to position their businesses in light of state regulatory requirements and approvals
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Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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